Originally Posted by Idaho_Shooter
Originally Posted by Thunderstick

I despise the Inquisition--they never were followers of Christ. However the scale of atrocities by atheistic societies is by far unparalleled.


How can we define Christianity, but by the actions of the Christian Church at any point in time? During the Inquisition, the Catholic Church was THE Christian Church. But forgo that thought.

Lets discuss historical atrocities and the nature of the people who committed them.

Spain was a Christian nation with a king blessed by the Papacy, and carried one or more priests on every expedition, when they started sailing across the Atlantic and systematically eliminated (to the extent they found possible) and enslaved the indigenous peoples of South and Central America.

This Christian government of the US, which you have praised at length, went to great lengths in their attempt to eliminate every indigenous tribe in North America.

Both being massive acts of genocide.

Germany was a Christian nation in the 1930s, and were assured German victory in WW II was ordained by God.

Atheists, Bhuddhists, Shintoists, nor Muslims hold no monopoly on the perpetration of atrocities to advance a political, or military, or religious agenda. But then that is redundant as the three agendas are often the same, or so entwined as to be inseparable.





Christianity is defined by the teachings and example of Christ. Anything that does not mirror those is a departure and is not authentic. Men though professing Christianity have departed from the teachings of Christ and have done very evil things at times. There are some notable examples in American history of people who also advocated for the right of the native Americans. Some of the early colonies had good relationships based on mutual respect. Men who abandon the thought of moral responsibility to God will become even worse--atheistic societies are very good examples of that.

Last edited by Thunderstick; 07/15/19.